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You're listening to Episode 179 of Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world,

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about the reported canals on Mars and the possibility that life

exists on that planet. I'm Dom Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Aiken. Hi Jimmy.

Howdy, Dom. Before we get started, folks, be sure to stick around for the end of the episode

as we'll have your feedback on our recent episode on Paul Amadeus Dinock. But first,

the planet Mars has always been mysterious. The ancient Mesopotamian thought of it as the God of

War in plague. The Greeks and Romans also thought of it as the God of War. But as science developed,

it was discovered to be a planet like Earth. In fact, its climate is the most like Earth of any planet

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